Tag: Lars Frölander
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Olympics Swimming Mellouli | Tunisian swimmer | Targets his sixth Olympics
Oussama Mellouli is currently training to qualify for a sixth consecutive Olympic Games. If he successfully clinches a spot in the 10km open water event, he would become just the fourth swimmer in history to compete in six Olympics (behind Therese Alshammar, Lars Frolander, and Derya Buyukuncu). The Tunisian participated in the Open Water Marathon…
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Lars Frolander wins Gold in an incredibly close race at Fukuoka 2001 | FINA World Championships
Relive this remarkable 100m Butterfly race from the 2001 edition of the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka. It was a tight competition between Lars Frolander, Ian Crocker and Geoff Huegill, but Frolander prevailed with a new Championships Record in a time of 52.10!
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Turkey to seek Guinness recognition for Derya Büyükuncu’s 6th Games
The Turkish Swimming Federation will seek Guinness recognition for swimmer Derya Büyükuncu, who will compete at the Olympics for a record sixth time in London this year. “Very few athletes have the privilege of competing six times in Olympics, and Derya will be the first swimmer ever to accomplish it,†Federation chair Ahmet Mazhar BozdoÄŸan…
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It is official: Lars Frölander selected for his 6th Olympics
The Swedish Olympic Committee announces today that Lasse Frölander has been selected for his 6th Olympic Games, to compete in the men’s 100 butterfly. The women’s 4×100 medley has also been selected, with backstroker Therese Svendsén and breaststroker Joline Höstman as relay swimmers. The Swedish Olympic squad is now according to simma.nu/se Stina Gardell Therese…
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Streamlined News: Frolander and Muffat make history
Jättebra! Sweden’s Lars Frölander making history by very possibly being selected for his 6th Olympics (!)
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Lars Frölander most likely qualified for the Olympics
This morning at the Mare Nostrum Canet prelims, Sydney 2000 Olympic Champion Lars Frölander went on to the finals with a 52.36 in the 100 butterfly, fastest of all there and 10th fastest of his career. Most likely qualified for the Olympic Games in London, according to simma.nu/se.
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Record number of swimmers at the Debrecen 2012 Europeans
LEN announces today that the European Swimming Championships in Debrecen have a record entry of 570 swimmers from 44 of the 51 member federations, one federation up from the Budapest 2010 Europeans, then including diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. Some federations take the opportunity at the Europeans for another Olympic qualification, while others…
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Sweden announces European squad, terminates partnership with national coach Greg Salter
In conjunction with the announcement of the European Championship squad today, the Swedish Swimming Federation also terminated its partnership with national head coach Greg Salter, saying that ‘Swedish swim sport is facing a new phase of development and therefore needs to strengthen the national team and elite swimming with new skills.’ In her role as…
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Feature Swim РLars Fr̦lander
A The Race Club video from when Lasse Frölander in April 2011 visited the Keys with his swim club from Sweden. That starting block looks a bit wobbly.